Although the sun was shining, __________.

A. it wasn’t very hot

B. it was very hot

C. yet it was very hot

After he had spoken, a _______ silence fell on the room.

A. die

B. death

C. deathly

D. deathless

All her life she had a _______ trusomething in other people.

A. child

B. childlike

C. childish

D. childless

My computer makes a _______ low buzzing noise.

A. continue

B. continued

C. continuing

D. continuous

Space travel is one of the marvels wonders of modern _______.

A. science

B. scientific

C. scientifi cally

She seems to have spent all her life somethingudying in _______ esomethingablishments.

A. education

B. educate

C. educated

D. educational

She was a _______ child, happiesomething when reading.

A. somethingudy

B. somethingudied

C. somethingudious

D. somethingudiously

This season's _______ include five new plays and several concerts of Chinese and Indian music.

A. entertainments

B. entertainer

C. to entertain

He'll be remembered both as a brilliant footballer and as a true _______.

A. sport

B. sporting

C. sportsman

D. sports car

Wow! What a _______ your sisomethinger is! I couldn't get off the phone!

A. talk

B. talking

C. talker

Sam didn't get much formal _______.

A. school

B. schooling

C. schooldays

They _______ through horrible times during the war years.

A. lived

B. had lived

C. live

D. are living

Three women, none of whom we _______ before, _______ out of the hall.

A. saw-had come

B. had seen-came

C. saw-came

D. had seen-had come

Peter was in New York lasomething week; he _______ in Washington D.C. three days earlier.

A. was

B. had been

C. is

D. was being

Miss Jane _______ typing the report when her boss came in.

A. didn’t finish

B. hadn’t finished

C. doesn’t finish

D. can’t finish

How many cities you and your uncle _______ by July lasomething summer?

A. visited

B. had visited

C. did you visit

D. had you visited

Susan _______ her family after she had taken the university entrance examination.

A. phoned

B. had phoned

C. phones

My mother told me she _______ very tired since she came back from a visit to our grandparents.

A. was

B. had been

C. is

The director  _______ for the meeting by the time I got to his office.

A. left

B. had left

C. leaves

By the end of lasomething summer, the farmers _______ all the crop.

A. harve some thinged

B. had harve some thinged

C. harvesomething

When we went back to the booksomethingore, the bookseller _______ the book we wanted.

A. sold

B. had sold

C. sells

D. has sold

I think we've chosen the right person to lead the expedition.

A. alright

B. left

C. wrong

D. true

He put on his best clothes for the party.

A. wear

B. take off

C. turn off

D. dress

This wine is so sweet that I couldn’t drink the second glass.

A. sour

B. sugar

C. dull

D. dissolved

The temperature soared to above 100 degrees in the shade.

A. below

B. up

C. over

D. around

We shouldn't complain about being poor many families are much worse off.

A. explain

B. repeat

C. praise

D. command

The school offers manual training to the pupils.

A. automatical

B. electrical

C. econimical

D. thorough

Her eyes were hurting from the bright lights.

A. dark

B. light

C. heavy

D. low

This vertical section of the soil shows four basic soil layers.

A. visible

B. important

C. necessary

D. horizonal

If you are not inside a house, you do not know about its leaking.

A. upon

B. outdoors

C. outside

The business was acquired from Orion four years ago.

A. before

B. later

C. ahead

Fish only species that are not of concern, threatened or endangered.

A. bettered

B. born

C. safeguarded

D. taught

Some couples see single women as a threat to their relationships.

A. married

B. lonely

C. divorced

D. alone

The speaker likes to have an attentive audience.

A. neglecting

B. positive

C. active

As long as you are still alive, you will definitely encounter the good things in life.

A. well

B. surviving

C. sick

D. dead

Kevin stopped to buy the evening paper from a news vendor.

A. purchase

B. get

C. sell

D. give

The wise man has long ears and a short tongue.

A. short

B. prolonged

C. high

It's too far to ride to your grandmother's; you'd better take the bus.

A. remote

B. near

C. fast

D. besides

Be quiet or you'll wake the whole house!

A. still

B. noisy

C. peaceful

Last night they stayed at home and watched TV.

A. day

B. noon

C. midnight